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A lengthy writers strike will cause broadcast networks’ prime-time ratings to decline 9% from expected levels from January to May, a leading media buying agency executive said Tuesday. Steve Sternberg, executive VP for audience analysis at Magna Global, said in…
The English-language, NBC-owned TV stations have been renamed NBC Local Media. The new division has named two people to positions important to the station group’s mission to be a full-service local content provider for all digital platforms and to provide…
Comedy Central promoted Lauren Corrao to president, original programming and development. Ms. Corrao had been executive VP, original programming and development. She will continue to report to Doug Herzog, president of the MTV Networks Entertainment Group. In addition to developing…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin is proposing the FCC conclude its review of media ownership by easing a rule and some of the standards for determining when newspapers and broadcasters can buy each other in the same market,…
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association is reacting with disbelief to the Federal Communications Commission’s determination that 70% of U.S. households now get cable, a finding that could lead to increased agency scrutiny of the industry. Even as FCC commissioners…
FX has ordered two more seasons of its original series “Damages.” KZK Productions, Sony Pictures Television and FX Productions will crank out 26 more episodes of the program starring Glenn Close beginning early next year. “FX is proud of our…
E! Entertainment said it has picked up a second season of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” Since its debut in October, the show has been the top-rated Sunday night program among women 18 to 34. On Nov. 4, it averaged…